decadentKK [ˋdɛkədənt] /ˈdɛkədənt/發音de- 向下、除去+cad 落下+-ent 形容詞→往下落的展開收合de-字首向下、除去cad字根落下-ent字尾形容詞字面：往下落的不斷往下掉落 → 衰敗、墮落的。形容詞1墮落的、頹廢的、糜爛的貶義Critics described the emperor's court as corrupt and decadent.評論者形容那位皇帝的宮廷腐敗又墮落。2奢華的、享樂的、縱情的We spent a decadent weekend at a spa by the lake.我們在湖邊的溫泉會館度過了一個奢華的週末。3濃郁的、香濃誘人的多用於食物The dessert menu features a decadent chocolate cake.甜點單上有一款濃郁誘人的巧克力蛋糕。4衰敗的、沒落的He argued that the empire was already decadent before the invasion.他主張這個帝國在入侵之前就已經衰敗了。名詞1頹廢派、頹廢派藝術家The poet was dismissed as a decadent by his contemporaries.這位詩人被同時代的人貶為頹廢派。